<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>    
         This schedule contains Summary Financial Data
            extracted from the Company's Form 1O-Q for
          the Nine Months Ended June 30, 1995 included
               in Part I. Financial information and is
                qualified in its entirety by reference
                         to such Financial Statements.

</LEGEND>
       
                                  
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